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Castro (surname)

Castro is a Portuguese and Galician surname popular in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, coming from Latin castrum, meaning a castle or fortress. Its English equivalent is Chester.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 19.2% of all known bearers of the surname Castro were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:254), 12.0% of Colombia (1:157), 10.0% of Brazil (1:801), 6.8% of the Philippines (1:583), 6.3% of the United States (1:2,249), 5.2% of Argentina (1:325), 4.8% of Peru (1:261), 4.7% of Spain (1:387), 4.0% of Venezuela (1:299), 3.9% of Chile (1:179), 3.0% of Ecuador (1:206), 2.6% of Honduras (1:134), 2.4% of Guatemala (1:269), 2.0% of Costa Rica (1:93), 1.8% of Cuba (1:251), 1.7% of Nicaragua (1:141), 1.5% of Bolivia (1:276), 1.5% of El Salvador (1:165), 1.5% of Portugal (1:278), 1.4% of the Dominican Republic (1:297) and 1.1% of Mozambique (1:1,011).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:387) in the following autonomous communities:

1. Galicia (1:95)
1. Canary Islands (1:282)
1. Andalusia (1:310)
1. Asturias (1:338)

In Costa Rica, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:93) in the following provinces:

1. Alajuela Province (1:65)
1. San José Province (1:75)

People

Alicia Castro (born 1949), Argentine diplomat
Álvaro Castro (born 1989), Argentine developer
Álvaro de Castro (1878–1928), Portuguese politician
Américo Castro (1885–1972), Spanish historian
Anabella Castro, Colombian model
André Castro (born 1988), Portuguese footballer
Ángel Castro y Argiz (1875–1956), father of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raúl Castro
Anthony Castro (baseball) (born 1995), Venezuelan baseball player
Ariel Castro (1960–2013), Puerto Rican American kidnapper and rapist
Arles Castro (born 1979), Colombian track and road cyclist
Arturo Castro (Mexican actor) (1918–1975)
Arturo Castro (Guatemalan actor) (born 1985)
Aureo Castro (1917–1993), Macanese–Portuguese composer, musician and teacher
Balthazar (Isaac) Orobio de Castro, (c.1617–1687) Jewish philosopher
Benjamin Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Bernadette Castro (born 1944), U.S. politician
Carlos Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
César Castro (diver) (born 1982), Brazilian diver
Cipriano Castro (1858–1924), President of Venezuela
Claudia Mabel Castro (born 1968), Chilean entrepreneur
Claudia Roxana Castro, Argentine LGBT activist
Crispin Castro Monroy (born 1936), Mexican politician
Cristian Castro (born 1974), Mexican singer
Daniel Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
David Castro (swimmer) (born 1964), Brazilian swimmer
David Castro (actor) (born 1996), American actor
Dionísio Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runner
Domingos Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runner
Eddie Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Eduardo Castro (born 1954), Mexican long-distance runner
Eduardo Viveiros de Castro (born 1951), Brazilian ethnologist
Ernesto Castro (born 1971), Salvadoran politician
Elizabeth Castro, U.S. writer on web sites
Fernando Castro (disambiguation)
Fernando Ruiz de Castro (disambiguation)
Fidel Castro (1926–2016), former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Fidel Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Francisco Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Germán Castro Caycedo (1940–2021), Colombian journalist and writer
Giovanna Arbunic Castro (born 1964), Chilean chess player
Glaiza de Castro (born 1986), Filipina actress
Gonzalo Castro (born 1987), German footballer
Gonzalo Castro Irizábal (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis (1569–1631), Spanish dramatist
Harold Castro (born 1993), Venezuelan baseball player
Héctor Castro (1904–1960), Uruguayan footballer
Henri Castro (1786–1865), pioneer of the Republic of Texas
Inês de Castro (1325–1355), Galician noblewoman and Queen of Portugal after her death
Isabel Castro (artist) (born 1954), Mexican-born American artist
Israel Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Jason Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Jayson Castro (born 1986), Filipino basketball player
Jesús Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Joaquin Castro (born 1974), American politician
Jorge Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
José Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Joseph Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Juan Castro (born 1972), Mexican baseball player
Juan José Castro (1895–1968), Argentine composer
Juanita Castro (1933–2023), Cuban revolutionary, sister of Fidel and Raul Castro
Julian Castro (born 1974), American politician
Julián Castro Contreras (1810 – 1875), President of Venezuela
Kat de Castro (born 1978), Filipino broadcaster and daughter of Noli de Castro
Kervin Castro (born 1999), Venezuelan baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
Lenny Castro (born 1956), American percussionist and musician
Luciano Castro (born 1975), Argentine actor
Luís Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Luz Dary Castro (born 1978), Colombian shot putter and discus thrower
Marco Castro (born 1976), a Peruvian American film director
Margalida Castro (1943–2024), Colombian actress
María Elisa Castro (born 1954), Argentine politician
Mariela Castro (born 1962), Cuban LGBT and sex education activist, and daughter of Raúl Castro
Matheus de Castro (c. 1594-1679), Indian Roman Catholic bishop
Mauricio Castro (born 1981), Honduran footballer
Maxloren Castro (born 2007), Peruvian footballer
Michael Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Miguel Castro (born 1994), Dominican professional baseball player
Nelson Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Noli de Castro (born 1949), Filipino broadcast journalist and politician
Oscar Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Pedro Fernández de Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Plácido de Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Ramón Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Raquel Castro (born 1994), American actress
Raul Hector Castro (1916–2015), U.S. politician
Raúl Castro (born 1931), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Raúl Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Roberto Michael Castro (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballer
Rodolfo Castro (born 1999), Dominican baseball player
Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Spanish Galician language writer and poet
Sal Castro (1933–2013), Mexican-American educator and activist
Saleta Castro (born 1989), a Spanish triathlete
Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965), Salvadorian politician
Sebastian Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Sergio de Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
Sheilla Castro (born 1983), Brazilian volleyball player
Starlin Castro (born 1990), Dominican baseball player
Teresita de Castro (born 1948), Filipina judge
Thomas de Castro (c. 1621-1684), Indian Roman Catholic clergyman
Verónica Castro (born 1952), Mexican actress
Willi Castro (born 1997), Puerto Rican baseball player
Xiomara Castro (born 1959), Honduran politician
Yaakov de Castro (1525–1610), Spanish-Egyptian scholar, judge and exponent of Jewish law
Zulema Castro de Peña (c. 1920–2013), Argentine activist
Alexander Nathan Castro (born 2016), Filipino child

References

[https://forebears.io/surnames/castro Castro surname distribution]

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